據7月17日Neftegaz.Ru消息：據匈牙利外交和貿易部長佩特·希亞賈托表示，阿塞拜疆是匈牙利安全能源供應的關鍵因素。

他補充說，當該國在不久的將來開始向南歐供應天然氣時，該國在這一地區的重要性將會得到提高。匈牙利的目標是將其天然氣網絡與南歐天然氣管道連接起來。

他表示，如果希臘、保加利亞和羅馬尼亞按照計劃的時間表進行管道建設，那么從2023年起，將有一個新的天然氣來源進入匈牙利市場。匈牙利希望每年從阿塞拜疆購買10-20億立方米的天然氣。

經濟合作和抗擊疫情的斗爭進一步加強了匈牙利和阿塞拜疆的關系。

關于經濟關系，希亞賈托稱，阿塞拜疆市場對3家匈牙利公司來說非常重要。匈牙利石油和天然氣公司MOL擁有世界上最大的阿塞拜疆油田價值15億美元的股份，以及向西方輸送石油的管道。

馮娟 摘譯自 Neftegaz.Ru

原文如下：

Azerbaijan key to Hungary’s secure energy supply

Azerbaijan is key factor in Hungary’s secure energy supply, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said in Baku, Hungary today reported.

The country’s importance in this area will increase when it starts supplying gas to southern Europe in the near future, Szijjártó said. Hungary’s aims to connect its gas network to the southern European gas pipeline, he added.

He said a new source of gas would enter the Hungarian market from 2023 should Greece, Bulgaria and Romania carry out pipeline construction work according to the planned schedule. Hungary is hoping to buy 1-2 billion cubic meters of gas from Azerbaijan each year, he said.

Hungarian-Azeri ties have been further boosted by economic cooperation and in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic, Szijjártó said. Azerbaijan sent 40,000 masks and 2,000 litres of disinfectant to Hungary “at the peak of the pandemic”, he said.

Hungary in turn supports Azerbaijan’s call for an extraordinary session of the United Nations General Assembly to consider global solutions to the pandemic, he said.

Regarding economic ties, Szijjártó said that the Azeri market is important for 3 Hungarian companies. Hungarian oil and gas company MOL has a 1.5 billion dollar share of an Azeri oil field, the largest in the world, and the pipeline delivering the oil to the West. MOL regards Azerbaijan as key to beefing up its role as a regional player, he said.